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, ing uh'ad'i wht-hei accompanying drawings A To all whom t may concern;

GEORGE T. HAINESAND BURTON WJ OFROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIG-NORS T0 i nlULTInititalen;Izumi,V ongnocnnsmnn, ANEW APR.

T. `I-IAINES exact dsc'rpti'onwf thefsmnerefereneet be w fomning part' ofatthis speciietion, 5and1'to= i theoreferencel charactersfrntrkd thereon f Our inventicnirelntes"toizirnprnirexnents toys `sind @Hasi orlfits `object at'o zprevdearrw enmisement14 'cleviceil` off." the @target f shooting type, in Whichl" the-supportforfthe shooting Ti mechanism fstpreferebl"connected with* the ltzrrgetetholdenrin such va) imnner .fftliat l'the latter" isilhel'd nfiluprightw positnr-- :byi lthe' i forxner, A,- z-urther: object of the invention. is to flprovide n ,targetzi shooting @device which can beecheztpjlsy manuiaeture tithe" 'construcv 'a readily `ifasseinhled: landfidisconnentefdt to; eine r` cilitzitei iconvenienez inxpackingfendf ship-f1 ping'l :Still:nnother'Y objct Aoi-qthie` inyntion i is to providerz ini an c'ombined-xtargetholderf:1

l and fsho'rnzingmechanismen`L pluralityiso. slif cessively occupy the-position from which-:the :is

these and otherA 'ends--theaV invention; consists i z 1 ing one vform oftheinvention;www@ we f described; the :novel /teatingiresLf-loeiirgspointe out in the claims at the endioiifthegspecificn;

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vFiigure- 1 isiivievvV in per ne 4,1918. 1917;" lseielno.f94,s73`f"`1 f (f1 ce! r" if Similarreference characters throughout theqsveralftviws"findwalteetne' smefpert'sajfl-w Referring to the drawings;*lOrepresents the base Iand holder being notched at'the'bo ser-tedlu-poh tlielia'se rand J'lield thereon with'I out the use `of additi'onal restrfiining'n'ieans; 60 nwAt the outer endoffthe"basefisfprvided"it bleek'f'flendnptedij to receixvefthe pivot pin bering lf preferably rigidlyeonnected Witl'l theA gun orprojectile"` giclgewllftend"'` which,` withl *the rpin; is! frein the block 12j; 1 The glm' ll -iss provided with: a boire "orI guideway lii'servingv to guide" i thre'projectilef -ion shot" 16 when .thefsame `'isl impelled `by the elastic or 'tension member" lllinttlhe directioniofthetargets 181 ofthe 70 holdenl 10m-The free'end joii Lthei Velasticll is?preferablyA` permanently connected with thecprojectilelmvhile the opposite enrol. isk suitably connected with thefpostior fupright i lQrSCnredfnphn: thewbas'enll :ma pointiinterefr mediante tliengnn* and .trgetiholdenr wn,- ii;-

The gun or projectile guideris provided with laf longitudinal @reopening 20;. eX- tendii'i'gtzroma` the; guideway;i151` t'lmroughslthe welllofizthe` gnnfftof permit monementioli the elastic; 17thenethrough,` fin order,A thtfthe proj ectileimsvyf be iqniclelynbronghta to :Eire-1 lense position; aswshowvnin fFig. 2,'.twith'oif1t i having to; :force iti' through the bzirr'ehofxthe gun. The termzelznstic?yisizzintendechJ of course;` to cover `any resilient inemller.` which' may, be :found #desirable 4for ilse; `inf impelling' the: proj ectilef rthrough@or` upon 1 thel guide- Way 15. 'i Tllewrearnofwthe targetffholeler-` is providedwith 1 vertically disposed .V islots i or `90 guideWa-ys 21 which), at their lowerlextrerr-li-Jy` tiesyqterminate infthe ,enlarged'iopenings `22 oppositeithe apertures 23 `througgfhWhichthe 1 projectile 16 isx-imfpelledgtestni'kemhetztrgets 18. As each not thefloWermostwtargetS-tis 95` strnck f the c proj ectile the@ blow @is "suiiicient to i ldrive. the seme 'froin f -ibeneaith the superirnposed-` targets thronghgntliieiopening Q2 in the back of the holder 10. A guard 24, comprising preferably a member `formed of elastic material, is stretched across the iace or' the openings 22 at the back of the target holder to prevent the accidental discharge of the targets therefrom. The guard is secured to the 4holder as indicated ati25 or in any other suitable manner.

The gun or projectile guide being pivotally mounted, may be aimed at any one of the lowermost targets visible through the apertures 23," and upon releasing the projectile 16 from the position shown in Fig. 2, the same will, on striking one of the targets, cause it to be moved out of supporting engagement frombeneath the superimposed targets, `Which Will then drop dowmthereby placing the neXt succeeding target in po-` sition to be struck by the projectile at a subd sequent shot. i

.VVhilethe proj ent instance is in the `iorm of a gun barrel,

itWillbe understood'that other forms of guides may be substituted Without departing j from the spirit of the invention.

We claim as our invention:

1. A toy comprising a projectile guide having a` guidevvay throughout its length and an opening extending from the guide- Way through its outer Wall, a projectile, and elastic means for impelling the projectile adapted to enter the guideway through said opening when the projectile is placed inthe guidevvay.

2. A toy comprising a target holding member, a plurality of superimposed targets loosely mounted therein, the lowermost of Whichis adapted to be removed to permit` the next succeeding target to assume the position of the one removed, and means for striking a blow on said lowermost target to remove the same.`

3. A toy comprising a pivoted projectile guide, a plurality of targetsspaced from said guide,and a tension member having one endanchored intermediate said guide and Said targets and the other provided With aV projectile movable upon the guide and arranged to be impelled by the tension member for striking the targets. i

il. A toy comprising a shiftable projectile guide, a target holding member provided With a plurality lof spaced targets loosely i mounted thereon, and `a tension member having one end anchored intermediate said guide and said targets and the other end provided With a projectile movable upon the guide and arranged to be impelled` `by the tension member for striking the targets to dlsengage them from'the holder.

5. A toy comprising a shiiftable projectile guide, a targetholder provided with a plu` rality of superimposed loosely mounted targets, the loWermost of which is adapted to ectile guide `141i in thepres-l 6. A toy comprising a projectile guide, a.

`target holder provided with a plurality of superimposed loosely mounted targets, the lowermostof which is adapted to be `removed `frombeneath said superimposed targets upon receiving a blow, and an elastic having one end anchored and the other providediwith a projectile arranged to be im,-

pelled upon the guide bythe elastic for striking said lowermost target.

7.Aftoy\eomprising a target holderhav-` inga plurality of. superimposed targets mounted thereon, a` projectile 'guide mov,- ably mounted inV spaced relation With respect to the targetsanda tension member arranged to impel a projectile upon the guide inthe `direction of the targets, the

striking of the .lovvermostr target by the projectlle serving to release the same to permit `the next succeeding target; to assume the position `of the one'last released.

8. A toy comprising `a guide member pro.-` vided With a longitudinal aperture there-` through and an-opening extending `from the aperture to the outersurface of said guide member a target spaced .from the guide,

and an elastic having one end anchored and the other provided with projectile, said elastic being i movable' into the apertur'ed guide through said opening and adapted to impel the projectilein the direction of the target When releasedunder tension.

`9. A toy' comprising a projectile guide, a target holder spaced `frein the. guide provided With. a Ivertically disposed guideway for receiving a plurality of superimposed targets,the lowermost of Which is adapted to register With an aperture in the holder with which saidfprojectilelguide is arranged to bealined and a proj ectileimpelling member cooperating With the projectile guide to direct a projectile into engagementwith the lovvermost target to remove `thersame from the guidewa 10. A toy comprisin projectile shooting mec anism and a target holder provided vvvith a plurality of superimposed targets, the llovverrnost "of which is displaceable by the projectile hurled by said shooting mechanism to permit the next `succeeding target to move to the positionl of" the one displaced.

'11. Atoy comprising a projectile guide, a target holder spaced from the guide provided with a lvertically `disposed guideway for receiving a plurality of superimposed in combination ay targets, the lowermost of which is adapted guide to direct a projectile into engageto register with an aperture in the holder meut with said lowermost target to remove with Which said projectile guide is ar the same from the aperture against the re- 10 ranged to be alned, a guard for tempostraint of the guard. j

5 rarily retaining the lowermost target Withv j in the aperture and a projectile impelling GEORGE T. HAINES. member ooperating with the projectile BURTON W. SMITH.

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